Abronia ramirezi

Abronia ramirezi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Anguidae
Genus:Abronia
Species: A. ramirezi
Binomial name
Abronia ramirezi
Campbell, 1994

Abronia ramirezi is species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1994 by Campbell. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, ramirezi, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Antonio Ramirez Velazquez.[2]

Geographic range

A. ramirezi is found in the Mexican state of Chiapas.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Campbell JA, Muñoz-Alonso A (2007). "Abronia ramirezi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007: e.T63688A12697720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63688A12697720.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Abronia ramirezi, p. 216).
  3. ↑ "Abronia ramirezi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Campbell JA (1994). "A New Species of Elongate Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from Chiapas, Mexico". Herpetologica 50 (1): 1-7. (Abronia ramirezi, new species).


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